Some music teachers are only employed during school terms. Photo: Shutterstock

How should you calculate holiday pay for a term-time worker without regular hours?

A recent Court of Appeal decision, The Harpur Trust v Brazel, looked at this question and decided that an employer that had based it’s calculation on guidance from Acas on casual workers had underpaid holiday pay to a zero hours term-time worker.

New FAQs on holiday pay and the timing of annual leave for term-time workers feature in the top 10 FAQs for August.

Another popular question last month deals with suitable alternative employment for pregnant workers made redundant before they go on maternity leave. This is an area where the government has recently announced proposed changes.